drogadicto
/dɾoɡadiɡto/from spelling rules
The English phrase "tweaker" can be translated into Spanish as drogadicto.
The term is used to describe a person who is addicted to stimulant drugs.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Yonqui is more common in Spain than in Latin America.
How do you pronounce it?
/dɾoɡadiɡto/
Did you know?
- While drogadicto refers to the user, a drug dealer in some Spanish-speaking regions is called a camello, which literally means 'camel'.
- The root of the word adicto was not originally about substances, but referred to a person in ancient Rome who was legally bound to someone as a slave to settle a debt.
- While drogadicto is the standard term, the slang yonqui used in Spain is actually a phonetic adaptation of the English word 'junkie'. This demonstrates how English drug slang directly shapes Spanish street vocabulary in certain regions.
Examples in context
- Es un drogadicto muy peligroso.He is a very dangerous tweaker.
- No quiero hablar con un drogadicto.I do not want to talk to a tweaker.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are walking in a park at night.
- ElenaMira, ahí hay un drogadicto.Look, there is a tweaker over there.
- MateoTen cuidado, Elena, no te acerques.Be careful, Elena, don't go near him.
- ElenaParece un drogadicto muy inestable.He looks like a very unstable tweaker.
- MateoSí, mejor sigamos nuestro camino.Yes, better we keep going our way.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
